Libyan GNA fighters seized Russian made Mi-17 helicopter near Sirte
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Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Tuesday discovered and seized Russian made Mi-17 helicopter that made an emergency landing near the city of Sirte. “A Russian made Mi-17 helicopter abandoned by the Haftar militias after an emergency landing was discovered and seized by the GNA in West Sirte,” the Clash Report tweeted. Local […]
Turkey deploys its latest air defense system to Al-Watiya airbase in Libya
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Turkey has reportedly sent its latest self-propelled air-defense gun system, called the KORKUT, to Lybia. Recent satellite imagery released by Twitter account who uses the nickname safsata14 showed that Korkut air defense systems were deployed to the Al-Watiya airbase in western Libya. The airbase is now operated by both the Turkish Armed Forces and Forces […]
Pentagon releases new evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libya
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Pentagon has released new evidence of Russia’s introduction of manned, armed attack aircraft into Libya. United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) posted intelligence photos show that recently arrived Russian aircraft are being used to support private military companies (PMCs) sponsored by the Russian government. USAFRICOM has photographic evidence of a Russian aircraft taking off from al-Jufra, […]
Egypt sent Abrams tanks and attack helicopters to the Libyan border
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The Egyptian Armed Forces reportedly are deploying Abrams main battle tanks to the border with Libya. A journalist and military aviation analyst, Babak Taghvaee has released on its Twitter account the short video shows military convoy with 18 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks of Egypt Army near the border with Libya. ”This video recorded minutes […]
Pentagon releases photo of Russian fighter jets recently deployed to Libya
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U.S. Africa Command on Tuesday, May 26 released a series of photos showing that Russia deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya. Russian military aircraft, including Mig-29 Fulcrum fighter jets and Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer combat aircraft, were recently deployed to Libya in order to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors (PMCs) operating on the ground there. […]
Mi-17 military transport helicopter shot down in east Libya
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A Dignity Operation helicopter was shot down in east Libya on Sunday, Defend Benghazi Brigades (DBB) reported. The LNA, however, says that the helicopter, a Mi-17 gunship, crashed as a result of a technical failure. The four-member crew are reported to have been killed, but there is also confusion as to who they were. LNA sources say all […]
Libyan Air Force MiG-21 crashes at Air Force Base in Tobruk
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The plane, conducting a training flight, crashed upon landing as the result of a technical default. The trainer pilot died in the crash, the trainee pilot sustained minor injuries. An airforce MiG 21 crash landed at Tobruk’s Gamal Abdul El Nasser Air Base killing one of the two people on board, Colonel Mohamed Rabie. According […]
US special forces arrived in Libya
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Surprised in the base of the Watiya a core of men in civilian clothes. Sof are the American military. They are preparing the ground for another war in Libya? In the last hours of a plane American special forces landed in Libya where the thugs of the Islamic State are pointing east to take the […]
Libya Dawn going DIY: 2K12 SAMs used as surface-to-surface missiles
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The surprising move by Libya Dawn that resulted in the conversion of several S-125 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) into surface-to-surface missiles is not the only of its kind in Libya. Indeed, initiated at roughly the same time, Libya Dawn also worked on the conversion of 2K12 SAMs to the surface-to-surface role. The first contraption, seen above, […]
Russia To Supply Libya With Weapons If UN Embargo Is Lifted
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Russia will deliver weapons to support the Libyan government if a United Nations weapons embargo is lifted, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, the country’s special envoy to the Middle East and Africa, on Thursday. Egypt and Libya have both requested that the arms embargo, which has been in place since 2011, be lifted […]